The amendment was first proposed in 1789.
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Amendment
/əˈmɛndmənt/
Synonyms for "amendment" (136 found)
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Closest matches (28)
addendumadditionadvanceadvancementalterationameliorationascentattachmentbetteringbettermentbillboostcalendarchangechange of allegiancechange of heartchange of mindclausecompanion bills amendment
Noun(9 words)
adjustmentafterthoughtsalterationamendment motionchangecity plan updatecodicilcodicilscommunication correction
Strong matches (40)
Adjective(2 words)
constitutional amendmentconstitutional revision
Noun(17 words)
constitutional amendmentscorrectingcorrectioncorrectionsdocument alterationediteditingelection laws revisionemendationsemendingerratumgardening productimprovementimprovementsmodificationmodificationsmodificação
correctiondragnet clauseeditingemendationenacting clauseenhancementenrichmentescalator clauseeugenicseuthenicsfurtherancegreat leap forwardheadwayhold-up billimprovementjokerliftmeliorationmendmending
Verb(1 words)
Related words (68)
Noun(20 words)
motionnew birthomnibus billorderparagraphpickupprefermentprivileged questionprogressprogressionpromotionprovisoquestionrebirthrecensionreclamationrecoveryrecrudescencerectificationredaction
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Adjective(1 words)
small alteration
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10 entriesadjustmentchangecorrectioneditingmodificationpolicy changerectificationrevisionstatementtextual change
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12 entriesbudget amendmentcalendar amendmentconstitutional amendmentcontract amendmentgrading policy amendmentpolicy amendmentpunctuation tweaksafety protocol amendmentspelling fixtypo correctionwording editwork plan amendment
Collocations
5 entriesamendment to the constitutionbudget amendmentconstitutional amendmentcontract amendmentpolicy amendment
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The Thirteenth Amendment freed all Negro slaves.
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Some claim that full-body scanners violate the Fourth Amendment.
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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1868.
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